When split tunneling helps
Banking apps
Some banks block logins from VPN IP addresses. Let that one app use your normal connection.
Casting & smart TVs
Chromecast and TV remotes need to see your local network. Keep them outside the tunnel.
Local devices
Printers, NAS drives and smart-home apps that talk to devices on your home Wi‑Fi.
Local services
Delivery and ride apps that need your real location, while everything else stays private.
How it works
Android lets a VPN app decide, app by app, which traffic enters the tunnel. When you pick apps in Aultra VPN, those apps are left out of the tunnel and connect directly, exactly as if the VPN were off for them alone. Every other app on your phone stays encrypted and routed through Aultra VPN.
Aultra VPN applies your list on both protocols: WireGuard® excludes the apps from its tunnel, and OpenVPN bypasses them the same way. Switching protocols never switches your choices off.
Apps that bypass the VPN are not protected
Turn it on
- 1
Open split tunneling
In Aultra VPN, go to Settings → Split Tunneling and switch it on. - 2
Pick your apps
Select the apps that should connect directly to the internet. - 3
Reconnect
Changes apply from your next connection, so disconnect and connect again.
Questions about split tunneling
Yes. Per-app split tunneling works on both WireGuard and OpenVPN on Android. Choose the apps that should use your normal connection; everything else stays inside the VPN. Split tunneling is a Premium feature.
About split tunneling